Calendar: January 2015

—

post last updated: 12th January

—

Click on below for detail … hidden to save loading time

‘Top posts’ for 2014

As I’ve done each year … excluding ‘Home Page’ and other pages, the top 10 posts with the most ‘clicks’ during 2014 were:

• #1: Short courses in Melbourne, update (#1 last year)
  13th January 2013: by a very large margin; even though I have since published an update to the update (#2 below)
• #2: Studying jewellery in Melbourne
  27th November 2013: the update; happily it’s being read almost as much
• #3: What is contemporary jewellery (#3 last year)
  8th June 2009: interesting that such an old post has again been so popular this year
• #4: Jewellery at auction: Makers Mark
  3rd August 2012: stock left from the failure of the jewellery store; it’s curious that this has been so popular, but I’ve noticed quite a few searching for information on ‘Markers Mark’ store, and I actually receive quite a few emails about it
• #5: RMIT reduces hours, again
  1st December 2014: NEW ENTRY : for such a new post this really attracted lots of interest
• #6: Makers Mark Gallery news (#4 last year)
  13th July 2010: again, an old story
• #7: Do you know a hallmark maker? (#6 last year)
  16th January 2010: again an old story; it’s telling that this is a regular search topic
• #8: ‘Gold and the Incas‘ @ National Gallery of Australia
  22nd January 2014: NEW ENTRY : the highest ranking exhibition post for the year
• #9: On the spot: NMIT vs RMIT
  20th December 2013: my musings on the differences between the two university courses
• #10: Symbol: the love-heart
  27th February 2012: quite an old post and not previously very popular; quite strange

Top exhibition posts this year:

• #1: ‘Gold and the Incas‘ @ National Gallery of Australia
• #2: NMIT graduates ‘Mettle‘ @ Red Gallery
• #3: Melbourne Now ‘Contemporary Jewellery‘ @ NGV
• #4: RMIT graduates ‘Greater Than, Less Than‘ @ RMIT
• #5: Mari Funaki Award for Contemporary Jewellery @ Gallery Funaki

Most popular posts since I started writing (March 2009):

• #1: Short courses in Melbourne, update
• #2: Makers Mark Gallery news
• #3: Pandora jewellery / Trollbeads (will this post never leave me!)
• #4: Most famous ring in the world
• #5: More about jewellery insurance

I’m looking forward to a fulfilling and creative 2015 … happy reading!

MelbourneJeweller on Instagram

Are you seated? I have news.
I have joined the ‘modern world’ and am now on Instagram.

It’s true.

I’ve also added a little widget in the right column that will show the latest three photographs —-> see??

Pop on over. Share some love. Show me how to work it …

—

There are so many internets platforms… I’m now part of:

• blogging: well, erm, obviously!
• Esty: I had some items in a store, but after a year closed it down; I still use Etsy to fill the visual well, buy handmade and interesting things
• Facebook: I publish my blog stories, and also share other interesting arts/jewellery related links; I’ve also noticed that people are happier to leave comments on the page than on the blog, so I’m happy I am on FB for I do like to generate and be part of discussion
• Instagram: as above
• Twitter: I have an account though am yet to get myself excited about using it

—

Colour of 2015

As per previous years Pantone has announced a ‘colour of the year’.
For 2015, the colour is Marsala.
Unusually, it has been receiving mixed reviews on the internets.

screen grab

Mmm…. can’t say I like it much either. It’s a bit muddy, middling, mute …